Sorry, I just saw the answers to question #1 in section 4.2. (I.e. "no".)
I'll go back under my rock now.
-- Garrett
Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> A few questions (and note that none of these are necessarily any cause
> to change anything about this case):
>
> 1) Can GNU sed become a full replacement for our sed (at least
> /usr/bin/sed)? (Yeah, I know its GPL, but so what... it seems like
> our own implementation has probably grown crufty over the years, and
> is unfortunately also encumbered.)
>
> 2) If the answer to #1 is "no", would it be possible to introduce some
> of the GNU improvements (functional equivalents -- obviously the GPL
> requires a totally separate implementation) to our sed, or
>
> 3) Would it be possible to convert to using BSD sed (possibly with
> GNU-workalike-feature enhancements)?
>
> Interestingly enough, the only documented difference I can see between
> XPG4 sed and Solaris sed is the handling of the "l" pattern space --
> xpg4 is a bit nicer. How does GNU sed compare here?
>
> Architecturally, I'd prefer to have a single sed, but I understand
> that GNU features are probably required for FOSS support. A second,
> lesser choice is to have the features in our "standard" sed which
> provide feature equivalence, so that developers don't feel that they
> have no choice but to use GNU sed when developing for Solaris.
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Garrett
>
> Don Cragun wrote:
>> I am submitting this FastTrack for Carol.
>> A patch binding is requested.
>> This case times out Thursday, April 17, 2008.
>>
>> - Don
>>
>> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.64 07/13/07 SMI
>> This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems
>> 1. Introduction
>> 1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>> Include GNU sed 4.1.5
>> 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>> Author: Carol Fields
>> 1.3 Date of This Document:
>> 10 April, 2008
>> 4. Technical Description
>>
>> 4.1 Summary
>> This case adds the GNU implementation of sed to the SFW
>> consolidation for delivery in OpenSolaris/Indiana. GNU sed
>> will be integrated under the guidelines for /usr/gnu [1].
>>
>> This case seeks Patch binding.
>>
>> 4.2 Details
>> GNU sed provides an implementation of the UNIX stream editor.
>> GNU sed is incompatible with Solaris /usr/bin/sed and
>> /usr/xpg4/bin/sed, as demonstrated by comparing the results of
>> UNIX03 VSC sed tests. GNU sed offers enhancements over
>> /usr/bin/sed and /usr/xpg4/bin/sed. (For example, GNU 'sed -r'
>> allows use of extended regular expressions in the script.) It
>> is expected that developer time will be conserved by providing
>> GNU sed on OpenSolaris; developers expect the familiarity of
>> open source tools across platforms.
>>
>> A new package, SUNWgsed, will be introduced to deliver the
>> component. Given that GNU sed is a conflicting command,
>> /usr/bin/gsed will be provided because other operating systems,
>> such as FreeBSD, include gsed. /usr/gnu/bin/sed will be a
>> symlink to ../../bin/gsed. Similarly
>> /usr/gnu/share/man/man1/sed.1 will be a symlink to
>> ../../../../share/man/man1/gsed.1.
>>
>> The initial version provided will be sed-4.1.5. The man page
>> included in the sed-4.1.5 package refers to "sed version
>> 4.1.4". It also contains the header "SED(1)". To be
>> consistent with other conflicting commands, "SED(1)" will not
>> be changed to "GSED(1)". So when MANPATH begins with
>> /usr/gnu/share/man:/usr/share/man, `man sed` will print the
>> "SED(1)" man page. And `man gsed` will print the same man page
>> when MANPATH begins with /usr/share/man.
>>
>> 4.3 Exported Interfaces
>> /usr/gnu/bin/sed (symlink to ../../bin/gsed)
>> Location: Uncommitted
>> Invocation: Volatile
>> Human-readable output: Volatile
>>
>> /usr/gnu/share/man/man1/sed.1
>> (symlink to ../../../../share/man/man1/gsed.1)
>> Location: Uncommitted
>>
>> /usr/share/info/sed.info
>> Location: Uncommitted
>>
>> 5. References
>> [1] S. Hahn, B. Smaalders, and R. Orth, PSARC/2007/047: /usr/gnu
>> [2] S. Hahn, PSARC/2007/049: Include GNU which 2.16
>> [3] S. Hahn, PSARC/2007/048: Include GNU coreutils 6.7
>> [4] SED(1) man page: materials/sed.1
>>
>> 6. Resources and Schedule
>> 6.4. Steering Committee requested information
>> 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
>> SFW
>> 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
>> 6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>>
>>
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